Ontario MPP ‘not aware’ of Tommy Robinson’s history before speaking to far-right figure
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Carlton MPP Goldie Ghamari faced criticism from other parties and a prominent Muslim group after sharing a screenshot of a conversation she had with a U.K. far-right leader.
A PC MPP says she was “not aware” of the history of a far-right British figure before taking a digital meeting with him to discuss the governing regime in Iran.
Carlton MPP Goldie Ghamari faced criticism from opposition politicians and a prominent Muslim group on Wednesday after sharing a screenshot of a conversation she had with Tommy Robinson, founder of the English Defence League.
Robinson was arrested in Calgary on Monday over an “outstanding immigration warrant,” according to a video he posted on his social media account. He has been convicted in the United Kingdom of offences including contempt of court and assault.
Robinson’s group has regularly been described by researchers and advocates as Islamophobic and far-right.
“I condemn all forms of Islamophobia and Antisemitism,” Ghamari said in a statement to Global News on Wednesday afternoon. “Hate has no place in Ontario.”
In a separate social media post on Tuesday, Ghamari questioned why Robinson had been arrested, while someone she alleged was a supporter of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was not.
“Can someone explain this double standard? I’m confused,” she wrote.
The National Council of Canadian Muslims said it was “shocked and furious” that Ghamari had met with Robinson. In a statement on Wednesday, the group called for her to be removed from the Progressive Conservative Party caucus over the online meeting.
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